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BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 08/09/2008

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

News Briefing

News Briefing: 08/09/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 08/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 08/09/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Nicholas James.

Pause for reflection, with Father Nicholas James.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 08/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 08/09/2008

News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.

Fanning Today

With Mark Holdstock. Producer George Edmonds

Weather

Weather: 08/09/2008

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Today

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including religious reflections from Thought for the Day at 0748

Today: 08/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 08/09/2008

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Presented by John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.

Edward Stourton reports from Bath, where 16 years ago the Liberal Democrats had a surprising election victory.

Home Office minister Vernon Coaker explains a pilot scheme which will allow parents to check whether those working closely with their children have a record of paedophilia.

Dr Lee Rayfield, Bishop of Swindon, responds to claims that the Church of England will apologise to Charles Darwin.

Tim Franks reports on the return of former childhood concert pianist Elisha Abas.

Thought For The Day with Professor Mona Siddiqui of the University of Glasgow.

Vince Cable explains how the news about financial markets will affect Lib Dem spending plans.

Jon Moulton of Alchemy Partners and Terry Smith of Tullett Prebon discuss the demise of Lehman Brothers, one of the world's largest investment banks.

Peter Biles reports on the power-sharing deal that has been agreed between Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe and the MDC.

Mark Littlewood, of pressure group Liberal Vision, and Lib Dem spokesman Evan Harris discuss proposals for tax cuts by the Liberal Democrats.

Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie's grandson, and Laura Thompson, author of Christie: An English Mystery, discuss the importance the discovery of 13 hours of Agatha Christie recordings.

Nick Pelling and Dr Sven Dupre discuss the invention of the telescope.

Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner and survivor of two German concentration camps, discusses the importance of educating future generations about the Holocaust.

With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. 
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News 
7.48 Thought for the Day 
Presented by Clifford Longley.

Fry's English Delight

Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language

Fry's English Delight: Series 1

Fry's English Delight: Series 1: Episode 3: Cliche

Episode 3

Episode 3: Cliche

Series 1

Cliche

BBC Radio 4 - Fry's English Delight, Series 1, Cliche

Hither and thither were cliches, from 725.

Hither and thither were cliches, from 725. Stephen Fry investigates the cringe-making power of the English language. From September 2008.

Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language.

Stephen looks at how cliche operates for both good and bad. A cliche crisis affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce and Eliot and helped shape modern language and culture.

3/3. Cliche. Stephen Fry presents another treat for lovers of the English language with a discussion of cliche. Producer Nick Baker

Parkmasters

An exploration of Britain's parks and the people who created them.

Historian Tristram Hunt goes to five key parks to find out about the architects, horticulturalists and benefactors who created them.

Parkmasters: 3. James Pennethorne and Victoria Park, London

31/01/2007

3. James Pennethorne and Victoria Park, London

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Tristram Hunt on the creation of the first 'people's park' in London's East End.

Historian Tristram Hunt investigates the history of public parks: How James Pennethorne created the first 'people's park'.

James Pennethorne created Victoria Park in East London for some of the poorest people in the capital. 

The space may have resembled Regent's Park with grand carriageways and vistas, but the workers made it their own as they congregated to discuss politics and to bathe in the grand lakes before the park had even officially opened.

Historian Tristram Hunt continues his history of the people and ideas behind the creation of public parks.  

Producer: Erin Riley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Paymasters

3/3. James Pennethorneand Victoria Park, London. Pennethorne was the creator of the first people's park, Victoria Park in London s East End. It was set up after a petition of 30,000 names had been presented to Queen Victoria demanding an East End version of Regent's Park. Producer Erin Riley

Book of the Week

Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

Book of the Week: Making Money

Book of the Week: Making Money: Episode 1: Greed

Episode 1

Episode 1: Greed

Making Money

Greed

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Making Money, Greed

Evan Davis introduces a selection of writings, fiction and non-fiction, reflecting the repetitive boom-and-bust cycle of our economy. Everyone wants to get rich.

Evan Davis with a selection of writings reflecting the repetitive cycle of our economy

Evan Davis introduces a selection of writings, fiction and non-fiction, reflecting the repetitive boom-and-bust cycle of our economy

Daily Service

Led by the Rev Dr Mark Wakelin. Your Words to Me Are Life and Health (Capel). Mark 4, vv1-9. Teach Me the Way, 0 Lord (Blow). Go Forth and Tell! (Yanworth).

Book of the Week:Making Money

1/5. Greed. Everyone wants to get rich. The first instalment of this week's selection of fiction and non-fiction writings by various authors reflecting Britain's boom-and-bust economic cycle. Introduced by Evan Davis. Producer Clive Brill Repeated at 12.30am

Woman's Hour

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Woman's Hour: Alison Krauss; Caroline Lucas

Alison Krauss; Caroline Lucas

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Alison Krauss; Caroline Lucas

Award-winning singer Alison Krauss on her life in music and her album with Robert Plant.

Award-winning singer Alison Krauss discusses her life in music and her collaboration with Robert Plant. And Caroline Lucas talks about being the first leader of the Green Party.

Presented by Jenni Murray. 
10.45 Balance of Power 1/5 
The Woman's Hour drama. 
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm

Textbook Diplomacy

BBC Radio 4 - Textbook Diplomacy

Mark Whitaker reports on a European trend towards teaching history to overcome mistrust.

Mark Whitaker reports on a trend across Europe towards using the teaching of history to overcome mistrust and conflict between nations.

Last year, final year pupils in French and German schools started using an identical history text book, an example of a trend across Europe towards using the teaching of history to overcome mistrust and conflict between nations. Mark Whitaker reports.

French and German school pupils have started using the same history textbook - an example of a trend across Europe for using the teaching of history to overcome mistrust and conflict between nations. Mark Whitaker reports from France, Germany and Bosnia. Producer Mark Whitaker

Dixon of Dock Green

Dramatisations of the classic 1950s TV series featuring London policeman George Dixon

Radio dramatisations of the classic 1950s TV series featuring London policeman George Dixon

Dixon of Dock Green: Series 2

Dixon of Dock Green: Series 2: Episode 2: The Captain

Episode 2

Episode 2: The Captain

Series 2

The Captain

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A series of burglaries bear all the trademarks of one of Dock Green's colourful characters

Ted Willis's classic TV series, dramatised for radio by Sue Rodwell. A series of burglaries on empty houses bear all the trademarks of one of Dock Green's most colourful characters.

Ted Willis's classic TV series, dramatised for radio by Sue Rodwell.

A series of burglaries on empty houses bear all the trademarks of one of Dock Green's most colourful characters - but is Andy too keen to make an arrest?

Dixon......David Calder
Crawford......Hamish Clark
Maurie......Jonathan Tafler
Tom Carr......Jonathan Gunning.

Ted Willis's classic TV series, dramatised for radio by Sue Rodwell

2/5. The Captain. A series of burglaries on empty houses bears all the trademarks of one of Dock Green's most colourful characters but is Andy too keen to make an arrest? By Ted Willis. Adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell.  
Producer/Director Viv Beeby

You and Yours

You and Yours: 08/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 08/09/2008

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.

Topical consumer issues presented by Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.

World at One

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

World at One: 08/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 08/09/2008

National and international news with Martha Kearney.

The World at One

Round Britain Quiz

Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge

Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge

2008

Round Britain Quiz: 2008: Episode 12

Episode 12

BBC Radio 4 - Round Britain Quiz, 2008, Episode 12

Wales take on the South of England in the final.

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the final of the cryptic general knowledge quiz. Wales take on the South of England.

Round Britain Quiz: 2008

Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions

Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge

12/12. Teams from Wales and the south of England compete in the last contest of the cryptic quiz show. Hosted by Tom Sutcliffe. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm

The Archers

An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

The Archers: 07/09/2008

07/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 07/09/2008

It's the flower and produce show. Lynda can't see how Phil's astronomical pictures can qualify as village life and is dismayed when her photos are disqualified - especially when Phil gets a highly commended.

Sabrina Thwaite's harvest fruit cake has won but Jill smells a rat. Sabrina exchanged a box of empty jars in exchange for one of Jill's fruit cakes last week. Jennifer wants to tell the judges but Jill thinks Sabrina must have really wanted to be part of the show and decides to let Sabrina have her little moment of glory. 

Ed wants Ruth and David to take part in the Grange Farm Open Day. Clarrie hopes it's a success. She knows how much Ed's got riding on it now. 

Alice calls Jennifer from Bestival and tells her how she ended up sharing Christopher's tent after hers was stolen. Lynda's surprised to hear about Alice and Christopher's friendship. Jennifer's quick to point out it's nothing serious. Neil's equally quick to point out that Alice may be off to university in three weeks, but three weeks is a long time when you're that age.

Episode written by Caroline Harrington.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Play

Drama on 4: Books

19/10/2006

Books

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By Tessa Hadley. The daughter of a late novelist meets a university researcher.

By Tessa Hadley. The distinguished novelist Paul Sand died 20 years ago and now his wife has died too. At their seaside home, her daughter and a university researcher meet.

By Tessa Hadley.

The distinguished novelist Paul Sand died 20 years ago and now his wife has died too. At their seaside home, her daughter and a university researcher meet. She needs to sell up and clear out while he wants to see what papers the great man has left behind.

Mr Lascelles ...... David Collins	
Paul Sand ...... Philip Madoc
Chris Elliott ...... Adam Levy			
Terry Untermeyer ...... Niamh Cusack

Music composed by Geoff Nichols.
Imogen Triner (oboe)
John Welch (piano)

Directed by Tim Dee.

Afternoon Play: Books

Novelist Paul Sand died 20 years ago and now his wife has died too. At their seaside home her daughter and a university researcher meet. She needs to sell up and clear out: he wants to see what papers the great man has left behind. Written by Tessa Hadley.  
Music composed by Geoff Nichols , Imogen Triner (oboe), John Welch (piano) Producer/Director Tim Dee

Money Box Live

Phone-in programme with discussion and advice on personal finance

Money Box Live: 08/09/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box Live, 08/09/2008

Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues.

Vincent Duggleby and his guests answer listeners' personal finance questions. PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Lesley McAlpine

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Love of the World

Afternoon Reading: Love of the World: Episode 1

Love of the World

BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Reading, Love of the World, Episode 1Search BBC

Kate has fallen for Guard Harkin but her parents are worried about his character.

Jim Norton reads from John McGahern's story, abridged by Neville Teller. Kate has fallen for Guard Harkin but her parents are worried about his character.

Jim Norton reads from John McGahern's story, abridged by Neville Teller

1/5. John McGahern 's short story in which 
Kate falls for Guard Harkin - but her parents are worried about his character. Abridged by Neville Teller and read by Jim Norton. Producer Anne Simpson ; Director John Simpson

Big Bang Day: Five Particles

Big Bang Day: Five Particles: Episode 1: The Electron

Episode 1: The Electron

The Electron

BBC Radio 4 - Big Bang Day: Five Particles, The Electron

Simon Singh on the significance of five subatomic particles, starting with the electron.

Simon Singh examines the significance of five subatomic particles in five programmes. In the first programme he tells the story of the discovery of the electron.

Simon Singh examines the significance of five subatomic particles in five programmes In the first programme he tells the story of the discovery of the electron. 

Just over a century ago, British physicist J.J. Thomson experimenting with electric currents and charged particles inside empty glass tubes, showed that atoms are divisible into indivisible elementary particles. But how could atoms be built up of these so called "corpuscles"? An exciting 30 year race ensued, to grasp the planetary model of the atom with its orbiting electrons, and the view inside the atom was born. Whilst the number of electrons around the nucleus of an atom determines the chemistry of all elements, the power of electrons themselves has been harnessed for everyday use: electron beams for welding,cathode ray tubes and radiation therapy.

Producer Adrian Washbourne.

Simon Singh examines the significance of subatomic particles

1/5. The Electron. Big Bang Day on Wednesday will see the launch of the biggest ever scientific experiment at 
Cern (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research). In this series of programmes, 
Simon Singh examines the significance of five subatomic particles, beginning with the electron. Producer Adrian Washbourne Big Bang Day: page 116

The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Food Programme

The Food Programme: Parmesan

Parmesan

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme, Parmesan

Celebrity chef Angela Hartnett goes in search of the perfect Parmesan cheese.

Chef Angela Hartnett celebrates the core ingredient on the menu of her new restaurant, parmigiano reggiano, or parmesan cheese.

Click On

Simon Cox with the latest developments and issues from the world of IT.

Simon Cox with the latest developments and issues from the world of information technology.

Click On: Series 3

Click On: Series 3: Episode 2

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 - Click On, Series 3, Episode 2

Simon Cox presents the topical magazine series covering the world of IT.

Simon Cox presents the topical magazine series covering the latest developments and issues in the world of IT.

Simon Cox presents the topical magazine series covering the the world of IT

Simon Cox presents the topical magazine series covering the latest developments and issues in the world of IT

2/6. The latest developments in the world Of IT, with Simon COX. Producer Peter McManus

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

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